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Dr. Basneys
Richmond Friday Ev'g
May 31, 1864
Dearest Menie
Every thing [sic] goes well. The Drs have examined [Willie's] wound & say there is but little fear of the joints becoming complicated. The only thing is to keep down the local imflamation [sic] one inch higher up he would have lost his leg if not his life.
The news from the front is glorious take the map I showed you & draw a line from [B... ?] [illegible] hundreds to [Bitt....?] Bridge [thru?] coal[sic] Harbores[sic] where Willie was wounded to Hanover town on [Pa....?]. [Here?] observe [Grant] is trying to fence his way down to meet Butler at Batterns Bridge. The fighting is for [11?] miles all along the lines up & down [illegible] & [width?] of Coal [sic] Harbour [sic]. Lee is trying to prevent the junction & has thrown Ewell's [illegible] in front of Grant. Grant attacked 7 times on one point & 3 times on another. Ewell repulsed him every time. Hoke the same & with

Dr. Basneys
Richmond Friday Ev'g
May 31, 1864
Dearest Menie
Every thing [sic] goes well. The Drs have examined [Willie's] wound & say there is but little fear of the joints becoming complicated. The only thing is to keep down the local imflamation [sic] one inch higher up he would have lost his leg if not his life.
The news from the front is glorious take the map I showed you & draw a line from [B... ?] [illegible] hundreds to [Bitt....?] Bridge [thru?] coal[sic] Harbores[sic] where Willie was wounded to Hanover town on [Pa....?]. [Here?] observe [Grant] is trying to fence his way down to meet Butler at Batterns Bridge. The fighting is for [11?] miles all along the lines up & down [illegible] & [width?] of Coal [sic] Harbour [sic]. Lee is trying to prevent the junction & has thrown Ewell's [illegible] in front of Grant. Grant attacked 7 times on one point & 3 times on another. Ewell repulsed him every time. Hoke the same & with